Hey Cinephiles, what are you planning this weekend? If you’re not set, here are a few suggestions:

FEATURED SCREENING:

If you haven’t been to PhilaMOCA yet, shame on you. The art-space/theater is one of the only places in the city showcasing unique and off-beat selections in film and music. Tonight they combine both with a live performance by Philly’s own The Divine Hand Ensemble as they provide a live score to infamous anti-drug propaganda film Reefer Madness. I’m not entirely sure how potent the performance will be, but at the very least you can expect a contact high.

AROUND THE 215:

If you’re looking for something with a harder edge, Landmark Theatres’Ritz at the Bourse will be holding a midnight screening of Ruggero Deodato’s Italian cannibal monstrosity Cannibal Holocaust this Saturday (as in midnight Saturday 10/11, not midnight Sunday 10/12). This is hot on the heels of the recent Exhumed screening, so if you missed your opportunity to see naive Americans being slaughtered in a jungle then you probably shouldn’t pass this up. Not to be confused with Eli Roth’s not-remake remake.

GO WEST, YOUNG MAN:

Want to escape the city? Well, you still have some options. Phoenixville’s Colonial Theater is offering two opportunities to indulge your Halloween spirit: first, with recent cult hit Trick or Treat, which screens Friday night; then, with a Sunday afternoon screening of Hammer Films classic The Revenge of Frankenstein. Peter Cushing will menacingly scowl at you in disapproval if you miss either of these awesome films.

Finally, I realize some of you are probably not horror fans (heathens!), and a few of the unenlightened probably even hate Halloween (shame on you!), so you’re probably thinking, “What can I go see?” Well, Hiway Theater has something for you: Hitchcock. Along with a number of other local theaters, they’ll be offering screenings of Alfred Hitchcock films throughout October, this Sunday specifically showcasing The 39 Steps.

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Robert is a contributing writer at Cinedelphia who is finishing up his undergrad at Temple University in Strategic Communication. He writes for a number of local publications including City Paper and in the past has failed to maintain a series of rambling blogs related to pop culture. In his free time, he also enjoys strange music, offbeat art, and weird people. Follow him on Twitter @RobertSkvarla.

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